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South Africa receives equipment from USA to combat poaching
US donates $750,000 of survival, surveillance and investigative equipment at a ceremony in the Kruger National Park to help in the fight against wildlife crime, and rhino poaching in particular. Read...
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Rhino poaching kingpin leaves a trail of crime in USA
Rhino poaching kingpin, Arno Smit’s life of crime and corruption doesn't just stop at the slaughter and mutilation of rhinos. Read more › The post Rhino poaching kingpin leaves a trail of crime in USA...
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Rhino poaching is a crisis of governance
According to a wildlife expert, wildlife poaching has become a serious threat to democracy in many countries where it takes place. Read more › The post Rhino poaching is a crisis of governance appeared...
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Alleged rhino poaching kingpin goes to court
Hopes that justice will finally be served for the alleged rhino poaching kingpin, Dumisani Gwala, who is expected to appear in court soon. Read more › The post Alleged rhino poaching kingpin goes to...
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SA rhino horn trade proposal hidden in DEA Budget
The decision to submit a rhino horn trade proposal to CITES has been “hidden away” in the National Treasury budget for South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs. Read more › The post SA rhino...
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U.S. partners with Vietnam to fight illegal wildlife trade
The U.S. State Department has announced a bilateral partnership with Vietnam to combat wildlife trafficking. Here a Vietnamese cancer patient gives her testimony about rhino horn consumption. Read more...
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What cigarettes, kidneys and rhinos have in common
The business of rhino horn trade and its part in a complex web of criminality and trade-based money laundering. Read more › The post What cigarettes, kidneys and rhinos have in common appeared first on...
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Pregnant rhino poached near Pretoria
An update on the two rhinos that were recently poached in Rietvlei Nature Reserve. Read more › The post Pregnant rhino poached near Pretoria appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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A brothers’ bond saves an orphaned rhino
When a baby rhino is orphaned by poachers, his brother takes him under his wing Read more › The post A brothers’ bond saves an orphaned rhino appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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Stiff sentence to poacher in South Africa
South African courts send a strong message to poachers by tough sentencing for would-be poacher. Read more › The post Stiff sentence to poacher in South Africa appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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Officials removed from Etosha for poaching implications
A group of ministry employees, who are suspected to have been involved in poaching in Etosha, have been transferred away from the national park. Read more › The post Officials removed from Etosha for...
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Recognising those on the front line of the rhino war
Rhino war soldiers recognised for the hard work they are doing to prevent poaching. Read more › The post Recognising those on the front line of the rhino war appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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Hope: a rhino’s story of survival
The rhino poaching documentary STROOP is to be released this year, this is the story of one character, the rhino called Hope. Read more › The post Hope: a rhino’s story of survival appeared first on...
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Rhino DNA database puts poachers in the cross-hair
A ground-breaking technique to collect and catalogue DNA from rhinos and rhino horn which can lead to more convictions of poachers and reduce rhino poaching in Southern Africa. Read more › The post...
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A happy ending for an orphaned rhino calf
After his mother is killed by poachers, little Max the rhino finds a new home and a new brother. Read more › The post A happy ending for an orphaned rhino calf appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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Run for rhinos
Veterinary students’ Run4Rhinos event on 27 August to raise funds to help the plight of rhinos. Read more › The post Run for rhinos appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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Video: Students raise funds and take part in rhino dehorning
Students help to raise funds in order to help protect Africa's rhinos from poaching. Read more › The post Video: Students raise funds and take part in rhino dehorning appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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12% drop in countrywide rhino poaching fatalities
9 positive outcomes of South Africa's Integrated Strategic Management of Rhinoceros. Read more › The post 12% drop in countrywide rhino poaching fatalities appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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Private rhino owners have lost R1.45bn fighting poaching
Around 330 private rhino reserves in South Africa have lost ZAR300m worth of rhinos to poaching. Read more › The post Private rhino owners have lost R1.45bn fighting poaching appeared first on Africa...
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Demand for rhino horn outstrips global supply
A new study highlights that even the global rhino population of just under 30,000 individuals is not nearly enough to meet demand if rhino horn trade is legalised. Read more › The post Demand for rhino...
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Walking for rhinos in Madikwe
Madikwe Game Reserve recently held their annual Rhino Walk to raise awareness and funds for rhinos. Read more › The post Walking for rhinos in Madikwe appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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Zambian poaching crisis fuelled by Chinese military
Zambia’s elephant population has declined by about 90% due to poaching. Its black rhino population, estimated at 13,000 in 1981, is now extinct. Read more › The post Zambian poaching crisis fuelled by...
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Breaking: State Security Minister allegedly involved in rhino poaching syndicate
State Security Minister David Mahlobo has allegedly been hanging out with a Chinese organised crime figure who traffics rhino horns and openly brags about bribing South African justice and immigration...
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Hope is gone: brave super-rhino dies
Hope became the poster child of the fight against rhino poaching after she survived a botched poaching attack in the Eastern Cape at the end of April last year. Read more › The post Hope is gone: brave...
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Rhino Poaching: Kruger Park confirms arrests of 11 suspected poachers
South African National Parks (SANParks) today, 16 January 2017, confirmed the arrest of 11 suspects in anti-poaching operations inside and outside the Kruger National Park on Friday the 13 January...
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Let’s make 2017 a better year for rhinos
Bonné de Bod, a journalist working on the STROOP documentary film, appeals to us make 2017 a better year for our precious rhinos. Read more › The post Let’s make 2017 a better year for rhinos appeared...
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Rhino poaching: poacher to spend 33 years in jail
Simon Ngubane will effectively serve 33 years for rhino poaching and related activities committed in the Kruger National Park in 2011. This was confirmed in the Nelspruit Regional Court on Wednesday....
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Rhino tears wine raises over R1 million to combat poaching
Rhino tears wine raises over R1 million to combat poaching Read more › The post Rhino tears wine raises over R1 million to combat poaching appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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18% crash in Kruger white rhino population
Drought & poaching have reduced estimated white rhino numbers in South Africa’s Kruger National Park by 18% during the past year Read more › The post 18% crash in Kruger white rhino population...
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Introducing the Now or Never African Wildlife Trust
The Now or Never African Wildlife Trust (NNAWT) brings together key players in the war on poaching with a masterplan to create 10 safe havens across Africa, a network of specialist care centres, and...
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Rhino Tears – the flagship wine brand making a difference for rhinos
Rhino Tears, the South African wine brand, has become a flagship brand in the war against rhino poaching. They are pioneering and pushing a fresh kind of fundraising effort for the brave and dedicated...
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No golden bullet to eliminate poaching in the Kruger National Park
In spite of a drop in rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park, South African National Parks (SANParks) officials have cautioned that there is no single solution to eliminate wildlife poaching and a...
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Alleged rhino poaching brothers win bail, vow to fight US extradition
In South Africa, Dawie Groenewald, his wife Sariette, and nine others, including two vets and professional hunters, have faced a massive total of 1 872 charges since their arrest on World Rhino day, in...
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Pregnant rhino mother and calf killed by poachers
Heartbreaking photos of unborn rhino calf who died after mum and siblings shot by poachers. Read more › The post Pregnant rhino mother and calf killed by poachers appeared first on Africa Geographic.
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News wrap: Over 50 elephant tails seized + new cheetah blood in KZN
In this week's news wrap four traffickers have been arrested in Ivory Coast after 53 elephant tails were seized; new blood as plans to introduce ten new cheetahs to a KwaZulu-Natal park is underway;...
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News wrap: Rhino 8 nabs poachers + US big-game trophy decision
In this week's news wrap an anti-poaching team celebrates success; US President Donald Trump calls elephant trophy hunting a "horror show"; the Trump administration is sued for allowing US hunters to...
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Mozambique and Kruger Park collaborate to nail rhino poachers
The Kruger National Park and Mozambican authorities are collaborating in a bid to clamp down on rhino poaching. Read more › The post Mozambique and Kruger Park collaborate to nail rhino poachers...
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News wrap: China seizes 12 tonnes of pangolin scales + canned lion hunting
In this week's news wrap Chinese customs officials in Shenzhen have seized 11.9 tonnes of scales from endangered African pangolins; the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa (PHASA) has now...
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Rhino poaching in South Africa declining, but it’s too soon to celebrate
South Africa has announced its first decrease in rhino poaching in 2007, but the news has not been uniformly welcomed. Read more › The post Rhino poaching in South Africa declining, but it’s too soon...
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Wildlife DNA evidence foiling poachers
New research has revealed that a large database of rhinoceros DNA is successfully being used to prosecute poachers and those trading rhino horns. Read more › The post Wildlife DNA evidence foiling...
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